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william (Pearce) Pierce 1530 – 1577 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1530

Birth Location: Dorset, England

Death Date: 1577

Death Location: Pearce Hall, Yorkshire, England

Father: Richard Pierce

Mother: Marguerite Coney

Spouse(s): Elizabeth pierce, Catherine Percy

Children(s): Richard II, Sir (Pierce), Jorge (Pearce), William Voyage),

william (Pearce) Pierce was born in 1530 in Dorset, England, the child of Richard (Pearce) Pierce and Marguerite (Percy) Coney. william (Pearce) Pierce married Elizabeth pierce, Catherine Kathryn PEARCE 1525 PIERCE Percy, and had children including Richard Pierce\Percy II, Sir William ,Capt in the Militia, Knight of Dorset, Capt of Mayflower (2nd Voyage) Pearce (Pierce), Jorge (George) Pyerse (Pearce), William L. "The Ferryman" Pierce, III, Merchant, Ancient Planter, Captain of Governor Wyatt's Guard, Captain of the Mayflower (2nd Voyage),. william (Pearce) Pierce passed away in 1577 in Pearce Hall, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • william (Pearce) Pierce was born in 1530 in Dorset, England, the child of Richard (Pearce) Pierce and Marguerite (Percy) Coney.
  • william (Pearce) Pierce married Elizabeth pierce, Catherine Kathryn PEARCE 1525 PIERCE Percy, and had children including Richard Pierce\Percy II, Sir William ,Capt in the Militia, Knight of Dorset, Capt of Mayflower (2nd Voyage) Pearce (Pierce), Jorge (George) Pyerse (Pearce), William L. "The Ferryman" Pierce, III, Merchant, Ancient Planter, Captain of Governor Wyatt's Guard, Captain of the Mayflower (2nd Voyage),.
  • william (Pearce) Pierce passed away in 1577 in Pearce Hall, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

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william Pierce's Ancestors

Self
william Pierce
1530 – 1577
Birth Place: Dorset, England
Parents
Richard (Pearce) Pierce
1499 – 1567
Marguerite ((Percy)) Coney
1553 – 1572
Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Sir (WILLIAM CONEY,) Knight
1500 – 1557
Kirton, Lincolnshire, England
Lady (Agnes) Langrake
1500 – 1557
Kirton, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Coney
1465 – 1509
Lady Bell
Hans Denmark)
1455 – 1513
Christina Sachsen
1461 – 1521
2nd-Great-Grandparents
christian oldenburg
1426 –
dorothea

william Pierce's Descendants

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william ((Pearce)) Pierce (1530 – 1577) m. Elizabeth pierce (1530 – 1596) m. Catherine (Kathryn PEARCE 1525 PIERCE) Percy (1525 – 1575)
  1. 1. Richard (Pierce\Percy) II (1540 – 22 Mar 1622) m. Marguerite ((Percy)) Coney (1553 – 1572)
    1. 1. william pierce (1580 – 1655) m. joan pierce (1580 – 1630)
      1. 1. Margery Pierce (30 Nov 1599 – 31 December 1662)
      2. 2. jane smith (1605 – 25 Jun 1625) m. *Roger ((Captain)) Smith (1587 – 1629)
        1. 1. Sarah (Maycock (orphan of) Jamestown) (Nov 1621 (weeks bef. massacre in 1622 – 4 Jun 1655)
        2. 2. Peregrine (Kumeyaay) Smith (1608 – 1670)
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Pierce (dau of John Rolfe)) Rolfe (25 Jan 1613 – 1635)
        4. 4. Thomas (Smith Powhatan) Rolfe (30 Jan 1615 – 19 Apr 1675)
        5. 5. Robert Smith (1617 – 4 Jun 1678)
        6. 6. Elizabeth (Pierce Rolfe) Milner (25 Jan 1621 – 1635)
        7. 7. John Smith (1625 – 28 Apr 1691) m. Hannah Daft (1644 – 1694)
        8. 8. *John (Smith\Smyth, stepson of Jane Pierce) Rolfe (1625 – 28 April 1691)
        9. 9. Francis (Smith) (engineer) (1629 – Aft. 1654)
      3. 3. Elizabeth Peirce ( – abt 1653)
      4. 4. Robt Peirce ( – abt 1703)
  2. 2. Sir (William ,Capt in the Militia, Knight of Dorset, Capt of Mayflower (2nd Voyage) Pearce) (Pierce) (1545 – 1622)
  3. 3. Jorge ((George) Pyerse) (Pearce) (1547 – 1590)
  4. 4. William (L. "The Ferryman" Pierce, III, Merchant, Ancient Planter, Captain of Governor Wyatt's Guard, Captain of the Mayflower (2nd) Voyage), (04 Apr 1575 – 13 Jul 1641)

william Pierce's Timeline

2 Records

1530
1530
Birth of william (Pearce) Pierce in Dorset, England
Dorset, England
1577
1577
Age 47
Death of william (Pearce) Pierce in Pearce Hall, Yorkshire, England
Pearce Hall, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Essex, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1577
    Event Place: Pearce Hall, Yorkshire, England

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